Extreme Pampering-Chapter 58 - To avoid everyone mistaking the male
Chapter 58: Chapter 58 To avoid everyone mistaking the male protagonist.
Chapter 58: Chapter 58 To avoid everyone mistaking the male protagonist.
The day Shen Zhiyi returned from the island, a low-quality photo suddenly topped the trending search list, quickly sparking a heated discussion just as she had gotten back to the set.
Wang Feifei discovered the situation and immediately called her. “Did you see that photo?”
Just handed a phone by Xiaodong, Shen Zhiyi replied, “… I’m looking at it right now.”
It was a photo of a fireworks festival on the island at night. The photographer had to zoom in, and then zoom in again to capture the Muse moored at sea. The sea breeze blew Shen Zhiyi’s long hair. She was looking up, and despite the blurry quality, it was clearly her. Standing next to her was a very tall man, his half-face obscured in the dark night, gazing at her with his eyes barely discernible. They were very close to each other.
Without a doubt, this was a photo of Shen Zhiyi with a man. Upon the photographer releasing the photo, it quickly climbed the trending searches. The comment section buzzed with speculation about the identity of this man and the Muse, which had its own Wikipedia entry.
Wang Feifei, aware of Shen Zhiyi’s schedule, could also guess who the man beside her was. What troubled her was whether she should arrange for the trending topic to be taken down. “What did he say?”
“I haven’t had the chance to tell him yet.”
Wang Feifei, always aware of public opinions, said, “Then ask him. If he decides to take action, we won’t have to do anything. It’s irritating, why are people saying that it’s Huo Heng? They’ve been broken up for ages, and he’s still trying to hog the limelight.”
After hanging up, Shen Zhiyi contacted Pei Yu; the “doo-doo” sound went off a few times before someone picked up.
In a spacious and bright conference room where senior executives were discussing the quarterly report, Pei Yu gestured for a pause and then walked to a partition.
“What’s up?”
She wouldn’t have called him if nothing was going on.
“Have you seen the trending search?”
Pei Yu took a few steps towards the door, waving at Secretary Qin, “What trending search?”
Secretary Qin found the trending topic and silently indicated: It was approved before going on the trending list.
Pei Yu understood, “I saw it. So, do you want it taken down?”
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The photo was blurred, and his face was not clearly visible. After seeing it, Pei Yu did not feel the need to take it down.
“It captured you,” Shen Zhiyi was not bothered by being on the trending list as she often appeared on it. But being captured with Pei Yu this time was different.
“It’s not clear,” Pei Yu said, “If it bothers you, I’ll have someone take the trending topic down.”
Handing the choice back to her, Shen Zhiyi felt even more at a loss on what to do.
“I don’t mind,” since it had already sparked a round of discussion, removing it seemed unnecessary. “Then I’ll tell Sister Feifei that we don’t need to worry about it.”
“Mm.”
With a tablet lying in front of him, Pei Yu swiped casually and, noticing some comments mentioning Huo Heng, furrowed his brows, “Do you want to address this?”
“I need to ask Sister Feifei,” Shen Zhiyi was also facing this situation for the first time. The decision on how to handle it depended on the company’s opinion, although if an explanation was deemed necessary, it would likely be something along the lines of “No comment on the actor’s private life.”
Switching the phone to his other hand, Pei Yu locked the tablet and spoke nonchalantly, “Better clarify it to prevent people from mistaking the leading man.”
Taken aback, she realized what he meant. Indeed, many were speculating that the man in the photo was Huo Heng and were even comparing their physiques in detail. To Shen Zhiyi, they didn’t resemble each other at all in various aspects.
She quietly agreed, “Okay, I’ll explain a bit.”
She relayed Pei Yu’s words to Wang Feifei, who had no objections, “Alright, just clarify that point to stop the rumors. No need to respond to anything more, let them guess.”
That very day, Shen Zhiyi retweeted the photo, acknowledging it was indeed her. Faced with a plethora of comments below, she only replied to one related to Huo Heng.
[It’s Not Him]
Within a few minutes of the reply, the entry “It’s not Huo Heng” surged to the top of the trending searches, right behind the news of Shen Zhiyi’s new romance.
As for whether there was a new romance and what relation the male in the photo had with Shen Zhiyi, she did not respond at all.
The photo was too blurry. The curious crowds had compared it to several male artists who had worked with Shen Zhiyi, but none of them matched. Considering the Muse, it was reasonably guessed that the man was someone outside the circle.
Those familiar with Pei Yu could recognize it at a glance, especially the Muse, remembered by those who had attended the wedding over twenty years ago as a dreamy and romantic part of that grand ceremony.
Qin Xiaoran held her phone and asked her brother, “This is Brother Pei Yu, right?”
Qin Fang was busy and glanced up, “You can recognize him even when it’s this blurry?”
“It’s the Muse!”
Qin Xiaoran muttered, “And beside him is Sister Zhiyi, who wouldn’t recognize that, but how did Brother Pei Yu take out the Muse? I thought I would only see it in photos.”
Qin Fang, no longer surprised, was very calm, “Not just the Muse, the island’s fireworks festival, why do you think it was suddenly moved up?”
After a pause, Qin Xiaoran was overwhelmed with emotion, “Brother Pei Yu really reminds me of Uncle Pei now.”
Father Pei’s romantic deeds from the past were abundant enough to fill a book. Compared to others who were generous and gently thoughtful, he truly let one feel his indulgence towards his loved one.
Of course, he was like that with every loved one.
“Tsk,” Qin Fang looked up and glared at her warningly, “Watch your mouth.”
Comparing Pei Yu with Father Pei? That was not a good example at all.
“I know, just saying,” Qin Xiaoran said nonchalantly, then suddenly got an idea, “What if I ask Brother Pei Yu if I can borrow Muse to host a party on it, would he agree?”
She had long coveted the Muse, but since it was essentially Pei Yu’s mother’s legacy and had always been locked up and never taken to sea, no one had dared to mention it. Now that Pei Yu was willing to let the Muse see the light of day, he probably wouldn’t mind.
Qin Fang snorted coldly, “Wishful thinking.”
Even her brother did not have that kind of clout.
Qin Xiaoran boldly asked, “What if I get Sister Zhiyi to ask him?”
“…”
Qin Fang put down his laptop, gritted his teeth, and struggled, “Impossible.”
He said unconvincingly, as Pei Yu’s recent actions were quite unlike the previously indifferent and heartless Brother Pei.
Nonetheless, he was still pretty indifferent and heartless towards him.
Qin Xiaoran giggled, “Bet on it, if I succeed, you have to get Brother Songzhi to come to my party.”
With Fu Songzhi, a real crowd-puller, at her party, she wouldn’t have to worry about no one showing up.
“Heh, why don’t you just invite Brother Pei too,” Qin Fang rolled his eyes, “It’s a bet.”
Qin Xiaoran went straight to action, calling Shen Zhiyi and using every trick in the book—coy and cutesy, “I really, really want to go to the Muse, Sister Zhiyi, can you please talk to Brother Pei Yu for me?”
Shen Zhiyi was freshening up her makeup, worn down by her persistence, “I can’t guarantee success.”
